Pigmented vinyl chloride polymer or blend thereof having improved mechanical properties
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1. A pigmented polymer resin composition of improved cohesion properties, comprising:
- a polymer resin, said polymer resin being a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin having from about 58 to about 72 percent by weight of chlorine, or a blend of a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin containing up to about 30 percent by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin, anda pigment which does not cause discoloration of said resin, said pigment coated with an effective amount of an amino silane so that said polymer has improved creep resistance, wherein said amino silane is represented by the formula
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">H.sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.x [NH(CH.sub.2).sub.y ].sub.z Si(OR).sub.3 (FORMULA I),where x is 2 to 5, where y is 2 to 5, where z is 0 to 3, and R is an alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and wherein said amino silane is bonded to said polymer resin.
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Abstract
The cohesion, creep resistance and yield strength of pigmented chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin, polyvinyl chloride resin, or blends thereof is improved by coating the pigment with an amino silane coupling agent prior to blending the resin and the pigment.
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1. A pigmented polymer resin composition of improved cohesion properties, comprising:
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a polymer resin, said polymer resin being a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin having from about 58 to about 72 percent by weight of chlorine, or a blend of a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin containing up to about 30 percent by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin, and a pigment which does not cause discoloration of said resin, said pigment coated with an effective amount of an amino silane so that said polymer has improved creep resistance, wherein said amino silane is represented by the formula
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">H.sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.x [NH(CH.sub.2).sub.y ].sub.z Si(OR).sub.3 (FORMULA I),where x is 2 to 5, where y is 2 to 5, where z is 0 to 3, and R is an alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and wherein said amino silane is bonded to said polymer resin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A pigmented resin composition, consisting essentially of:
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a polymer resin, said polymer resin being a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin having from about 58 to about 72 percent by weight of chlorine, or a blend of a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin containing up to about 30 percent by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin, a resin degrading free pigment containing from about 0.1 parts by weight to about 20 parts by weight of an aminosilane coupling agent per 100 parts by weight of said pigment, said amino silane coupling agent bonding said resin with said pigment so that said polymer resin has improved creep resistance, the amount of said pigment being from about 2 parts by weight to about 15 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of said polymer resin, and an organotin stabilizer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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12. A pigmented composition as set forth in claim 11, wherein said amino silane is selected from the group consisting of betaaminomethyltrimethoxysilane, gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, gamma-methylaminopropyltrimethoxysilane, gamma-ethylaminopropyltrimethoxysilane, gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, gamma-aminopropyltripropoxysilane, gamma-aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, gamma-aminopropylethyldiethoxysilane, gamma-aminopropylphenyldiethoxysilane, gamma-aminoisobutyltrimethoxysilane, N-beta-aminoethyl-gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, N-beta-aminoethyl-gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, N-(2-aminoethyl)-N'"'"'-[3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl]1,2-ethanediamine, N-(2-aminoethyl)-N'"'"'-[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]1,2-ethanediamine, delta-aminobutyltriethoxysilane, delta-aminobutylmethyldiethoxysilane, and beta-aminoethyltriethoxysilane.
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13. A pigmented composition according to claim 12, wherein said chlorinated polyvinyl chloride blend contains from about 10 to about 25 percent by weight of said polyvinyl chloride resin, and wherein said resin free degrading pigment has a pH of from about 5 to about 9.
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14. A pigmented composition according to claim 13, wherein the amount of chlorine in said chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin is from about 62 percent to about 72 percent by weight, wherein said pigment is titanium dioxide, and wherein the amount of said pigment is from about 3 parts by weight to about 7 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of said polymer resin, and wherein the amount of said amino silane coupling agent is from about 1.0 parts to about 5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of said pigment.
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15. A pigmented composition according to claim 14, wherein said amino silane coupling agent is N-beta-aminoethyl-gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, and gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane.
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16. A pigmented composition according to claim 10, wherein said polyvinyl chloride resin is a copolymer made from vinyl chloride monomers and up to 15 percent by weight of a vinyl component comonomer.
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17. A pigmented composition according to claim 13, wherein said polyvinyl chloride resin is a copolymer made from vinyl chloride monomers and up to 8 percent by weight of a vinyl component comonomer, and wherein said vinyl component comonomer is alpha methylstyrene, vinylidene chloride, an alkene monomer having from 2 to 5 carbon atoms, vinyl acetate, methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, styrene, and combinations thereof.
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18. A shaped article comprising the composition of claim 10.
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19. A shaped article comprising the composition of claim 14.
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